So far it
> seems <en> meant "what's cooking?" and <en-en> meant "where's the men's
> room?". ;-)
"tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
<<You realize of course that this sexist reconstruction implies that women
couldn't speak. The alternative theory I won't even contemplate.>>
Women could speak, but really had nothing to say. The reconstruction is
based on the enlightened, post-processual idea that women already had the
answers and so at that early point, it was only males who needed to ask dumb
questions.
Obviously, the interrogative must have preceded the indicative. Unless there
are questions, there is no need for answers. :) (<- humor intended)
Steve